According to Xweather's Annual Lightning Report, there were 252 million lightning strikes in the U.S. in 2025, an eight-year ...

Scientists have shown that lightning-like bursts can be recreated in small blocks of solid materials in the lab.

Connecting Lightning to Gamma Ray Flashes One of the most important parts of the study explains a strange phenomenon known as terrestrial gamma-ray flashes, or TGFs. These are intense bursts of gamma ...

The age-old maxim says lightning never strikes the same place twice. Florida would beg to disagree. The state is the lightning capital of the United States as measured in deaths by lightning, with ...

Lightning researchers expect lightning could become more frequent as temperatures rise. Photo by Rick Lipscomb, courtesy NOAA. The age-old maxim says lightning never strikes the same place twice.

The United States has a new lightning champion. Oklahoma has dethroned Florida to become the nation's lightning capital, according to a new report released Jan. 5. With approximately 73 lightning ...

DALLAS — The Great Plains, including parts of Texas, has become an epicenter for severe storm activity, according to a new report. Environmental insights firm AEM just released its annual lightning ...

AEM, the essential source for environmental insights, today released its 2025 U.S. Lightning Report, revealing that Oklahoma has dethroned Florida to become the nation's lightning concentration ...

Florida is no longer the lightning capital of the U.S. Florida did lead the U.S. in the number of lightning fatalities in 2025. See impact hurricanes had on Florida lightning numbers. Florida is no ...